The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-09
YESTERDAYS ELECTIONS.

| but at the same time it is full of encourage
| rnent to real Republicanism, if the party has
| the ability to learn the lesson, now twice
repeated, this time with added emphasis.
In Rhode Island the Democrats are defeated
in, their purpose to gain the Congressman by
| whose vote they could elect President if the
election should be thrown into the House of
Representatives.
In Virginia the Democrats have carried the
State and secured. Legislature that will
return successor to Mr.. Riddleberger.
In Massachusetts, Governor Ames is re-
elected by an increased plurality, despite the
efforts of Mr.. Cleveland to hold the mugwump
vote for Mr.. Lowering, the Democratic can
didate. While partially successful, there was
plain revolt on the part of large section of
the mugwumps, who feel that they have had
enough of the Cleveland fraud.
In New York the result is disheartening.
The Democrats have carried their State ticket,
and have defeated the effort of the decent
people of the city to keep the Office of district
attorney out of the hands of the boodlers
methods, is distinct step backwards toward
Tweedism, and all that the term implies.
This result was accomplished by corruption
as scandalous as any that transpired in the
palmiest days of the arch thief and political
boss. In this work the national administra-
ton bore conspicuous part. Mr. Whitney
abandoned his duty, and has been in New for
long time aiding in working the wires and
in raising the corruption fund that has been
used without stint. Mr.. Cleveland himself
contributed to swell this corruption fund, and
gave his official aid to the ring ticket and
worst candidate in the most conspicuously-
offensive way. Political history will be
searched in vain for parallel to the action of
Grover Cleveland in the New York city cam
paign. He has been the head and front of
the boodlers; the very high priest of corrup-
ton. So far as the State and city alike are
concerned, the efforts of the Cleveland and
Hill Democracy have been united, and the
result, of course, will be the nomination of
both for the Offices they now fill. The cleo
ton settles the question of Mr.. Clevelands
denomination, and he has evidently concluded
that the united Democracy can go it alone, or
that the mugwumps are so addle- headed that
they will vote for him anyhow. In that belief
he ID justified by the past actions and
present talk of his chief mugwump allies
Not his scandalous action in Maryland, or the
more outrageous action elsewhere has been
sufficient to disturb the serenity of such men
as George William Curtis, ct i'd genus It is
questionable whether the results of yester-
days election even will affect their dull COM
placency or their determination to stick 70
the colossal fraud they perpetrated upon the
people Of the country. As the Journal pre-
dicted, neither the Labor nor Prohibition vote
was anything like what was claimed. The
Labor ticket has not received much morethan
90. 900 in the entire State, while George had
g. 900 in New York city alone last year The
Prohibition vote has increased somewhat, and
so far as reported the increase seems to keep
pace pretty evenly with the Republican net
loss in the interior of the State.
In Ohio Governor Foraker, though con-
fronted by the most determined opposition,
the sneers of the Democracy, who attempted |
to array the personal popularity of Mrs.
Cleveland against him, the open and covert J
opposition of the national administration, the |
Democratic corruption fund, and the COM
bined efforts of the Democratic party and all |
it's allies, North and South, has been |
reelected by an increased vote and plurality |
to lose New York if he could have defeated or
seriously imperiled the election of Mr. For |
aker, and all his henchmen worked with |
will to that end. Corruption in all forms was
attempted, corrupt bargains were promoted,
lies of all sorts were scattered broadcast, and
every species of misrepresentation resorted to
to make break in the Republican ranks Yet
without avail. What is the obvious lesson? One
is that the Republican administration of State
affairs has been satisfactory to the people.
question of temperance legislation can be set
tied on a sensible and practical basis that no
cranks of any kind can disturb. In Indiana
this lesson is valuable, for it comes to rein
force the lesson we had last year, when an
honest effort in that direction was made by
the Republican party. We need only adhere
to the ground we then took to carry the great
body of the people, and they
are always in the majority if their votes can
be- got at without can't and counted with
out fraud. But the most prominent lesson in
The contrast between Ohio and New York this
year is the same as it was two years ago,
when Davenport was defeated in the one
State and Foraker elected in the other. and
hat is, that a. downright Republican cam
81 sgnsmiil win and milk-and- water one will